KUALA LUMPUR, July 3- The opposition pact has yet to decide on its stance over a clause in Section 107(b) of the Administration of Islam (Federal Territories) Bill 2013, which was tabled for first reading in the Dewan Rakyat last week.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said they were still in the midst of discussion and decision on the matter which would only be ready by next week.
“We are looking at the bill thoroughly,” he told reporters when met at the Parliament lobby here yesterday.
The clause in the bill which allows a minor to be converted with the consent of only one parent was seen as unparalleled by many, with the Cabinet decision on April 23, 2009.
Yesterday, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Jamil Khir Baharom would make the relevant announcement before or during the tabling of the Bill.
– BERNAMA
